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How much does University of Vechta cost for international students?
The University of Vechta charges no tuition fees for Bachelor's or Master's programmes, for international students as for everyone else. Under Lower Saxony law, each student has a study credit of the standard period of study plus six semesters; once it is used up, a long-term study fee of 500 EUR per semester is charged on top of the semester contribution.
Every student pays the semester contribution before enrolment or re-registration. The latest figure the university publishes is 363.96 EUR for winter 2024/25: 195.96 EUR for the student body (of which 177.90 EUR for the semester ticket), 93 EUR for the Studentenwerk Osnabrück and 75 EUR administration fee. Since winter 2024/25 the ticket is the nationwide Deutschlandsemesterticket. The ticket price has risen since then, so the current total is higher; confirm the amount with the university.
| Item | Cost for international students |
|---|---|
| Bachelor | No tuition fees |
| Master | No tuition fees |
| Long-term study fee | 500 EUR per semester after the standard period of study plus six semesters |
| Application fee | None (own portal, no uni-assist) |
| Semester contribution | 363.96 EUR (winter 2024/25), higher now |
For your visa you also need proof of funds of 11,904 EUR for the year (2026, Federal Foreign Office), usually in a blocked account.
What are the application deadlines?
| Degree | Intake | Deadline (non-EU) |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor (admission-free programmes) | Winter | 30 September |
| Bachelor (restricted: Social Work, German Studies, Sachunterricht in Bachelor Combined Studies) | Winter | 15 July |
| Bachelor (Physical Education, Design Pedagogy, Music Education) | Winter | Dates of the aptitude tests |
| Master | Winter | 30 September |
The university publishes one set of dates for all applicants; there are no separate deadlines for international applicants. You apply online through the university's own portal, which opens at the beginning of June for the winter semester. Applicants from China, Vietnam and India need an APS certificate. Check the programme page for a summer intake before you apply.
How many programmes are taught in English?
The University of Vechta offers no programmes taught in English. Degree studies require German at C1 level.
It offers 11 German-taught degree programmes: the Bachelor Combined Studies (two-subject Bachelor, counted once), Bachelor's programmes in Gerontology, Management of Social Services and Social Work, the Master of Education for primary schools and for lower secondary schools, and Master's programmes in Gerontology, Cultural Studies, Management of Social Services, Social Work and Transformation Management in Rural Areas.
About University of Vechta
The University of Vechta is a public university in Vechta, Lower Saxony, on a single campus. It gained university status in 1995, building on teacher training in Vechta that dates back to 1830. It has about 3,464 students.
Its subject areas are teacher education, social sciences, social work, cultural studies, philosophy and gerontology.
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